Marni Pyke
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Stickers not transponders for tolls? Tollway could shift gears next yearOct 23, 2023 5:00 am - Now might be a good time to let your Illinois tollway transponder know how much you love it. That's because the agency could follow an industry trend shifting from hard-...
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Supernatural suburbia? Check out these reportedly haunted local sitesOct 20, 2023 1:00 am - For years, it was “a rite of passage” for Northwest suburbanites to check out supposedly haunted Cuba Road at night, actor/filmmaker Jon Lee Brody explained. So it made ...
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'The stakes are ... high': 5 takeaways from CMAP's report on transforming transitOct 16, 2023 5:00 am - A seismic report on how to pull Metra, Pace and the CTA away from a $730 million fiscal cliff and transform public transit is headed to the General Assembly and Gov. J.B...
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More ramp closures on the Kennedy, multiple ones reopen late this monthOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Two new inbound Kennedy Expressway ramps are down for the count this week as a massive rehabilitation continues. The Milwaukee Avenue ramp to the expressway and the Kenn...
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New transit plan clears first hurdle. Next stop, SpringfieldOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - A plan that could raise taxes to rescue regional transit from a “fiscal cliff” and merge Metra, Pace and the CTA is now in the hands of state lawmakers. Members of the C...
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New budget, new fares, new zones on tap for Metra ridersOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Metra leaders released a 2024 budget and fare plan Wednesday with significant changes to the railroad's ticketing and zone system. The proposal, which won't be voted on ...
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Experts describe battle of wits between COVID-19 variants and vaccinesOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Expert diagnosticians in Chicago for a College of American Pathologists' annual meeting advised scheduling an updated COVID-19 shot as one of the best ways to stay healt...
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Missed the Taylor Swift tour? Shake it off as concert film debutsOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Were you on the bleachers while the cheer captains watched Taylor Swift's Eras concert at Soldier Field? The cruel summer ends Friday with the release of the “Taylor Swi...
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'We have to do it right': Drones help Metra gather more accurate, expedited evidence at crashesOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Armed with spray paint, Metra police officer Phillip Fortier crouches down and carefully marks the location of a body, a car and a train at a recent emergency drill. The...
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Illinois tollway launches new strategic and capital plan process, seeks inputOct 07, 2023 12:05 am - For some Central Tri-State Tollway drivers hardened to the ubiquitous bulldozers and concrete mixers as a rebuild continues, it may seem there's no end to the Move Illin...